replacement officials

Earlier this week, the NFL fined New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick a whopping $50,000 for making contact with a replacement official following last Sunday night's controversial ending to the Patriots-Ravens game...

By now, even non-football fans have heard about the officiating debacle in last night's showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks (just check your Facebook feed). Facing a 12-7 deficit with just seconds left to play, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson rolled out of the pocket and threw a desperation heave into the end zone, resulting in a game-clinching interception for the Packers.

Except it wasn't. Instead, the NFL's much-maligned replacement officials inexplicably ruled the play a touchdown for the Seahawks, ignoring an obvious offensive pass-interference penalty and cementing the phrase "simultaneous catch" into the lexicon of poor sports officiating.

This screw-up will, hopefully, lead to the return of the real refs—but let's not forget that they too have made their share of awful calls over the years. Here's a look at some of the NFL's most controversial officiating decisions:

It sounds like there might not be a ton of time left to make fun of the NFL replacement officials. The NFL might soon be coming to an agreement with the real officials. Check out this parody video while it still applies.

As the labor dispute between the NFL and the referees’ union continues, criticism of the replacement officials has been going on for weeks and has only gotten louder after a blown call on 'Monday Night Football' gave Seattle a 14-12 win over Green Bay.

ESPN's Chris Mortensen has reported that there is an agreement that is on the verge of completion between the NFL and the NFLRA that could see the league's regular officials return as early as this sunday and the league's integrity restored, per a tweet from ESPN's Sportscenter account...

Understandably, the city of Green Bay is upset with the way Monday Night Football ended for their Packers. However, after giving it some time to settle in, the people of Wisconsin have shifted their emotions from age to sarcasm, as evidenced by this Green Bay TV newscast and its use of a replacement weatherman...

If you give the Internet a day to come up with some really good material on a subject, it rarely disappoints. After the Monday Night Football debacle that screwed the Green Bay Packers out of a win in Seattle, the web did not disappoint once again with this gem...

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